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On January 31, 2007 Whole Foods Markets issued a national recall of the food product 365 Everyday Value Kalamata Olive Tapenade. Over 6000 jars are at issue as the product may contain glass fragments, which may cause injury if ingested. The code for the product is found on the top of the lid and the number is: B.B. 14/09/2009 L 257/06 with time stamps ranging from 14:00 through 16:00. Jars with...

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline faces further accusations concerning disclosure of failed clinical trials related to the antidepressant Seroxat or Paxil . Some studies reveal that these types of anti-depressants should not be used on teenagers, due to an increase in suicidal behavior when the drugs are prescribed. The new accusations suggest that the drug manufacturer new about the link...

The Drug Injury Watch Blog reports in a two part series about what people should know about "The Signs And Symptoms As Well As Diagnosis Staging" of ONJ or Osteonecrosis of the Jaw and the causal links to medications such as Fosomax and Aredia. Patients who have taken Fosomax, Aredia or other drugs in the category of Bisphosphonates are at risk for Osteonecrosis or bone death of the jaw bone. ...

As many of you may know, we operate a non profit child advocacy organization; the Landskroner Foundation For Children, which serves Northeast Ohio in an effort to promote safe environments for children, public awareness of important issues effecting children and positive learning opportunities. I recently came across an informative blog post related to child safety by Injuryboard attorney Susy...

Almost every home has one and we have all come to rely upon the ease and quickness, microwave ovens allowus to cook. However, consumers need to be aware of the dangers of cooking food in the microwave . One such danger is the temperature at which the food is cooked. The high cooking temperature makes the food extremely hot. When food is then removed from the microwave, burns can occur to the...

Composix Kugel Mesh Patches, used to repair ventral (incisional) hernias caused by thinning and stretching of scar tissue post-surgery, were recently recalled by manufacturer Davol, Inc., a subsidiary of C.R. Bard, Inc. Affected lots were recalled between December 2005 and March 2006.The recall occurred after it was discovered that the "memory recoil ring," which opens the patch, can break...

Another year has come and gone; however in the State of Ohio, 2006 has been one to remember or more appropriately, for those of us that fight for consumer rights and the rights of small business, a year we would like to forget, In a flurry of last minute legislation passed by the outgoing Ohio Legislature, we have seen bills passed to undermine the rights of consumers in favor of the paint...

As a result of three children suffering serious injuries after swallowing small magnetic pieces from Polly Pocket Doll sets, Mattel has recalled 2.4 million doll play sets. The injuries occurred in children who ranged in age from 2 to 8. The injuries sustained were intestinal perforations which is a tearing of the stomach or intestinal lining. The specific toys which were recalled were sold...

On Monday, federal jurors in Tulsa awarded 15 Million in compensatory damages to the family of an 18-year-old boy killed when his Ford Explorer Sport rolled over. The young man was killed in 2003 as his car flipped 1 1/2 times as he passed another car on a winding road. Tyler Moody, belted in his '95 Explorer Sport, died because the defective vehicle had an inadequate roof-crush tolerance. ...

In my November 1 blog post entiitled Nationwide Outbreak of Salmonella, I informed readers about a recent outbreak of Salmonella poisoning. It turns out that the outbreak was caused by contaminated tomatoes served in restaurants. Restaurant patrons in Ohio and 20 other states were effected. This most recent outbreak of food contamination comes right after a series of e-coli contamination...

The Center for DIsease Control is investigating a nationwide outbreak of salmonella that has affected over 170 people in 19 states. This most recent outbreak follows the e-coli outbreak that was caused by tainted spinach and which caused the death of several individuals.According to statistics, salmonella infections cause 1.4 million cases of illness and 400 deaths in the United States each...

On Tuesday, 10/31 the US Supreme Court will hear argument on the state of use and effect of punitive damages in our court system. Over the past 6 years or so, the court has steadily eroded the effectiveness of such damages, created to deter reckless and indifferent conduct, by limiting the recovery available when big business has manipulated or knowingly harmed 3rd parties. Court watchers...

On October 18th the Food and Drug Administration posted a recall for prepared egg salad sold by Ballard's Farm Sausage, Inc. of Wayne, WV because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled egg salads were distributed in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama,...

Each day I get up at 5:45 a.m. and head off to the gym. As I mount up the stairmaster with my paper in front of me I read the local and national news perusing story after story about how the quality of medical care is getting worse, how overmedication and prescription errors are on the rise, how workplace safety has been relaxed, how defective products are causing death and catostrophic injury...

Ford Motor Company is recalling over 130,000 vehicles because of a defect in the vehicles door latches. The defect may cause the car doors to open while the car is moving. The recalled vehicles include the Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego and Ford's minivan the Freestar. Further information about this recall and other product defects and recalls can be obtained through the National Highway...